For lunch, everyone really showed off their talents and made a large table of very beautiful dishes.
The most popular dishes were naturally the Crispy Crucian Carp made by Su Jinrong himself.
The second dish is "Peony Fish Slices" specially made by Shi Jiahui.
What surprised everyone in the end was the stir-fried pork dish that Ning Cheng made with the help of Ma Xiaolong.
Although it cannot be compared with other people's dishes, Ning Cheng's dish is also very attentive and has truly reached a passing standard.
After tasting it, Feng Yifan also gave a good review.
"Well, Ning Cheng has made great progress. This stir-fried pork dish is quite interesting. It seems that your time studying with your two senior brothers has not been in vain."
Ning Cheng was very happy to receive the praise from his master: "Thank you, Master."
Feng Yifan said that in the end he would cover for everyone, so he simply made two stir-fried dishes and added a portion of "Sai Feilong" soup.
This does make everyone a little disappointed.
Su Liancheng pointed out directly: "Brother-in-law, you said you would cover for everyone, but you only use these few dishes? Aren't you too disappointing for us all?"
Feng Yifan smiled and asked, "Why? What else do you want me to do?"
Su Jinrong smiled and helped to speak: "Let's have a simple lunch. We still have to be busy in the afternoon. There is no need to show off your cooking skills today. If you really want to see Yifan cook, you can watch it tomorrow."
Seeing that Su Jinrong had spoken, Su Liancheng naturally had to give up.
"Well, uncle is right."
Feng Ruoruo was eating happily at this time, and then said: "Uncle, please don't make Dad so hard, Dad needs to have a good rest, Dad will be even busier tomorrow."
Su Liancheng smiled and said, "Okay, I won't let your father suffer any more."
Shi Jiahui also smiled and said: "This is really a caring little cotton-padded jacket for dad."
Feng Ruoruo laughed proudly, and everyone followed suit.
Amidst laughter and joy, everyone had a very enjoyable lunch.
Among them, Su Jinrong's crispy crucian carp has become a favorite dish among everyone.
This dish may seem like a cold dish to go with wine, but in fact it is also very good with rice. The rich soup is completely cooked into the fish body, making the fried fish taste very good.
And because the fish has been fried until crispy, you don't have to worry about bones when eating it.
When you take a bite, the flesh and bones are completely crushed in your mouth.
Then mix it with rice and chew it together. It will become more and more fragrant the more you chew it, which makes everyone enjoy the meal very much.
A few small crucian carps were quickly shared by everyone and almost all of them were eaten.
Another dish that everyone liked was the soup called "Sai Fei Long" made by Feng Yifan.
The flying dragon is not a real dragon, but a wild pheasant from Northeast China. Its official name is "Hazel Grouse".
Because it is now a protected animal and eating it is no longer recommended, Feng Yifan uses chicken teeth, which is equivalent to chicken tenderloin.
The meat tastes very tender and smooth, and the soup is also very clear and delicious.
Especially after everyone has eaten all kinds of heavy dishes, finally eating a bowl of soup like this is really refreshing and refreshing, making people instantly feel the deliciousness of this dish.
Hans and Tom gave thumbs up and kept praising Feng Yifan's soup for being excellent.
Others also thought that this dish was indeed delicious.
After finishing a bowl, Shi Jiahui couldn't help but say, "I heard my dad talk about this dish. In the past, when it was still allowed to hunt and eat flying dragons, the flying dragons were really fresh and tender. Although I haven't eaten it, I think your flying dragon is no worse than the other."
Su Jinrong shook his head and said, "Hahaha, Jia Hui, you are wrong. The real flying dragon is still more delicious."
Everyone was very curious, and then they all looked at Su Jinrong, waiting for the old man to continue.
Su Jinrong did not hide anything and told everyone about it.
"Maybe Jiahui, your father should also remember that Ruoxi's grandfather took us brothers to attend a banquet. It was a banquet held by Shanghai to entertain people from abroad. Since there was no time to invite the state banquet chef from Beijing, they specially invited Ruoxi's grandfather to attend.
That could be said to be the first time for us brothers and sisters to follow Grandpa Ruoxi to prepare such high-standard banquet dishes outside.
At that time, flying dragons were among the ingredients, but they were not yet at the point where they needed to be protected.”
Everyone was excited when listening to Su Jinrong talking about that glorious experience back then.
Because they found Mr. Su Quansheng at a last minute point, they did not have enough time to prepare.
But when the old man got there, he immediately took his apprentices to conduct a careful inspection. He first looked at the various ingredients provided, and then quickly made a menu based on the ingredients.
Afterwards, the benefits of Su Ji having many fellow disciples at that time were also reflected.
With the eleven brothers cooperating with each other, the efficiency is really not low at all.
When Su Jinrong said this, his eyes were full of brilliance.
"At that time, there were not as many tools as there are now. We didn't have so many tools at that time, and we often had to handle it ourselves.
And because it is a banquet to entertain foreign guests, all ingredients must be guaranteed to be fresh.
Therefore, we need to slaughter chickens, ducks, fish and other animals on site, and clean up everything after slaughtering.
Of course, there were other chefs assigned to work with us at that time.
Then the eldest brother, Lian Cheng’s father, set a record of dismantling a chicken in one minute.”
Hearing this, Su Liancheng was also a little surprised.
"Why was my dad so powerful back then?"
Su Jinrong smiled and said, "Why do you think your dad is our senior brother? You can ask your senior sister, Jiahui, if your dad can debone a chicken in one minute?"
Shi Jiahui shook her head and said, "It probably can't be done. It will take at least a minute, right?"
Su Jinrong nodded: "Yes, the standard is more than a minute. Most good chefs can finish it in a minute and a few seconds, which is already very good."
Ma Xiaolong suddenly said, "I heard from Ruifeng before that Master can do it?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "I can do it occasionally."
Su Jinrong laughed: "Hahaha, Yifan, you don't have to be modest, I know you can do it."
Then, Su Jinrong continued speaking.
The dishes on that banquet included all kinds of delicacies from all over the world. There were many things that Su Jinrong and his fellow disciples had never seen before, and they really didn't know how to cook them.
But Mr. Su Quansheng is able to cook exquisite dishes according to the different characteristics of various ingredients.
The reception was ultimately very successful, and Su Quansheng and his disciples were also rewarded.
Su Jinrong asked Shi Jiahui and Su Liancheng: "I don't know if you two have seen the medal we received after participating in the event."
Shi Jiahui immediately said, "Of course I have seen it. It is my father's treasure. It was placed in my parents' bedroom and was worshipped. We brothers and sisters were absolutely not allowed to touch it."
Su Liancheng said: "I have seen it too. My father keeps it very well and occasionally takes it out to look at himself, but my mother doesn't like the medal very much."
Su Jinrong laughed: "Hahaha, your mother couldn't go at that time, so naturally she didn't like it."
At noon like this at Su Ji, everyone was eating and chatting together.
Most of the time, everyone listened to Su Jinrong telling them stories about the past, about the former glory of Su Ji, and about the good things they and their fellow apprentices had done together to build Su Ji.
Su Jinrong also sighed as he spoke: "If Lian Cheng's parents hadn't instigated the brothers to leave, we would have been ready to expand our business. Maybe Fujinglou would belong to us, Su Ji, but sometimes things are unpredictable."
When Su Liancheng heard this, he quickly said, "I'm sorry, uncle. It was indeed my parents who were too ignorant back then."
Su Jinrong shook his head: "No, in fact, it's not wrong for your parents to take your fellow apprentices away.
Later, Grandpa Ruoxi said that the reason he didn't keep those brothers was that he felt there was nothing left to teach them and they should be allowed to go out and explore the world. "
In fact, although Su Quansheng was angry at first, he never thought of keeping his apprentice or getting him back.
According to Su Jinrong's recollection, upon learning that his disciple and daughter had gone to the capital, the old man even made a special phone call to Zhuang Daozhong, hoping that he could take care of them in the capital.
However, Chen Wei and Su Lanxin were a little overconfident at that time.
They wanted to use their skills to open a restaurant of their own in the capital, build a career in the capital, and then return to Su Ji to compete with their father and brother.
As a result, everyone now knows that Chen Wei and Su Lanxin were defeated miserably in Beijing.
Later, a rift arose between the brothers, and gradually they dispersed.
Su Liancheng heard this and said, "I heard from my father that after his and my mother's business in Beijing failed, they started working everywhere to make money to pay off their debts. Later, they moved to Hong Kong, where they learned a lot of Western cooking. Later, they went abroad from Hong Kong."
Su Jinrong nodded: "I have heard some of this, and I still have to admire your parents' courage."
This is something that everyone will admire very much after hearing.
Chen Wei and Su Lanxin left their familiar environment in China, created an industry of their own abroad, and even established a multinational catering group. The hardships behind this can be imagined, as can the efforts made by the two people.
While everyone was chatting, Feng Ruoruo had already fallen asleep in the arms of her grandmother and mother.
Feng Yifan also took out his coat and covered his daughter with it so that she could sleep peacefully on the sofa.
Originally, Lu Cuiling felt that she couldn't sleep well in the restaurant and wanted to take her granddaughter back home.
But Feng Yifan said, "It's better not to take it back. It's very tiring to run around. Let it stay in the restaurant and sleep for a while. Xixi and Feifei will come over soon, so they won't be able to sleep for long."
Lu Cuiling shook her head helplessly: "You are such a great father."
Su Ruoxi agreed with her husband's approach: "It's okay, Mom, Ruoruo can just sleep here for a while."
Lu Cuiling had no choice but to agree: "Okay, then you guys should keep the noise down in the afternoon."
Su Jinrong said, "Yes, let's be quiet for a while and don't disturb Ruoruo."
Shi Jiahui suggested: "Why don't we just go next door to deal with the things we have? This way, if we make any noise, it won't disturb Ruoruo."
Everyone also agreed with Shi Jiahui's proposal.
Su Jinrong stood up and said, "Okay, let's go over there. Let Ruoruo sleep over here, and we'll continue chatting while we work over there."
Naturally, everyone took action immediately and carefully moved the things to the kitchen of Su Ji next door.
Feng Yifan felt both amused and helpless when he saw how cautious everyone was.
Seeing her husband laughing, Su Ruoxi gently patted him and said, "How dare you laugh? It's not that you insist on letting our daughter sleep here, and we don't have to be so cautious."
Feng Yifan hugged his wife and said, "This is a kind of exercise for them."
Afterwards, Feng Yifan also went to the next door, mainly to look after his father-in-law and prevent him from overworked.
Seeing that everyone was busy, Su Liancheng took the initiative to ask: "How about this, I'll pick up my mom this afternoon, and Aunt Pei can come along too."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, we can take them together."
Su Liancheng left, returned to Fujing Building first, and then drove to pick up his mother.
Feng Yifan and his team were busy in Su Ji's kitchen for a long time.
Finally, I finished dealing with some of the things that needed to be dealt with, and some of the soups were also processed, which means that the preliminary preparations have been completed.
And just at this time, Feng Ruoruo woke up from her nap.
After the little girl woke up, she immediately asked her mother to help her call Xixi and Feifei.
"Mom, hurry up and call Xixi and Feifei. They must be waiting for me to call them so they can come over."
Su Ruoxi also took out her cell phone and said, "Okay, Mom will call, but you have to behave yourself when the time comes."
Because Chen Yaofei's parents will also be here today, Su Ruoxi doesn't want her daughter to be too rude.
Unexpectedly, just as Su Ruoxi dialed Li Feier's number, there was a knock on the door.
Chen Yaofei's voice rang out from outside: "Ruoruo, grandpa, grandma, dad and mom are here with me."
Although Chen Yaofei is usually shy, she still plucked up the courage to shout today.
Of course, after shouting once, the little girl didn’t shout a second time.
Feng Ruoruo heard her good friend's voice outside the door and said quickly, "Oh, Feifei is here, Grandma, let's go open the door quickly."
Lu Cuiling took her granddaughter to the door of the western restaurant and unlocked it from the inside.
Outside the door were Chen Yaofei, her grandparents, and her parents who had returned from abroad.
When Chen Yaofei saw Lu Cuiling, she greeted her first: "Hello, Grandma Lu."
Then Chen Yaofei introduced her good friend Feng Ruoruo: "Ruoruo, this is my mom and dad. Mom and dad, this is Feng Ruoruo, my best friend in kindergarten."
Chen Yaofei's father Chen Jianming smiled and greeted Feng Ruoruo: "Hello, Ruoruo."
Chen Yaofei's mother Yuan Mei smiled and said, "I finally met Ruoruo. What a pretty girl."
Feng Ruoruo also quickly said, "Hello, uncle and aunt."
Lu Cuiling smiled and invited everyone in.
Su Ruoxi also stood up to greet the guests, and at the same time ended the call with Li Feier, telling everyone that Yang Xiaoxi and her family would be here soon.